Council

Issues deliberated behind closed doors

Today's Tauranga City Council meeting held behind closed doors while councillors deliberate two issues; the result of the Plan Change 25 hearing and shortlisting... Read More

Council votes in favour of tree

The threatened jacaranda tree in Pillans Road gained a reprieve this week with city councillors recommending the council take no action. Residents David and Helen... Read More

Warning over election signage

Keen electioneers are being reined in by Tauranga City Council, as rule-breaking election signs begin to appear around the city. The council has been told of five... Read More

Tauranga Council on the move, again

More than 400 Tauranga City Council staff are about to pack up and move office, for the good of the city. This is what Tauranga City Council CEO Garry Poole told... Read More

Councillors Papamoa East update

There's nothing controversial about the eastern ward councillors appearance at the PEERS meeting in Papamoa East on Thursday night. The 7.30pm meeting being hosted... Read More

Bay construction projects up for awards

A Whakatane project and two Tauranga projects are finalists in the civil contracting industry's equivalent of the academy awards, being held in Dunedin next week.... Read More

Shared living tower concept

Tauranga architect Mark Wassung is doing the numbers to see if his concept for shared central city high rise living stacks up. He's got his eye on the former TV3... Read More

Time running out for dog owners

Time is running out for dog owners to take advantage of the discounted registration fee. Unless a dog is sporting a red 2018 tag, it is now unregistered, according... Read More

Councillors go for car park tower

Tauranga City councillors have voted for the tallest car parking building from the list of available options for the proposed Harington Street car park site. At... Read More

New director appointed for museum

The Whakatane District Council has announced the appointment of Eric Holowacz to the role of director of Whakatane Museum. Eric is currently the executive director... Read More

Election signs mark milestone

Todd Muller painting BOP a sea of blue from Sun Live on Vimeo. The general elections are creeping up fast, as today marks another milestone with the first election... Read More

Southern Harbour work resumes

Construction work on the Southern Pipline will now continue after an assessment came back giving the all clear. On Thursday morning mud used for drilling seeped... Read More